A training injury has forced Semmy Schilt to withdraw from the December 7 K-1 World Grand Prix Final. The Dutch fighter suffered a rotary cuff tear in his left shoulder, and is expected to be out of action for about a month. Compatriot and three-time K-1 World GP Champion Ernesto Hoost will take Schilt's place in the final. Coincidentally, Hoost's first fight will be against Schilt's scheduled opponent Bob Sapp, who advanced to the Final by upsetting Hoost in the October 5 Saitama Semifinals.